jack kiser (2 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The book has sound hinges and is not cocked. All pages are clean, unmarked and undamaged. Exterior covers and spine are mostly clean but there is a small patch of soiling at the upper right corner of the front cover and a few reddish marks on the spine. Corners are not bumped and there is no rub wear to edges. It will be bubble-wrapped and carefully packed in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "President's Message"; "Welcome to INDYPEX"; "The American Philatelic Congress, Inc."; "Chronological Chart of American Philatelic Congress Books"; "Past Presidents of the American Philatelic Congress"; "Recipients of Congress Awards"; "Report of the 47th American Philatelic Congress" by Diane D. Boehret; "Philately and Murder" by Rev. Charles M. Fitz; "The One Sen Blue of Japan 1872--A Skillful Forgery" by Michael E. Ruggiero; "Over a Century of Stamp Collecting" by Earl P.L. Apfelbaum; "Building a Representative Collection of Portuguese East Africa Postal History" by Stephen S. Washburne; "Rattlesnake Island: The Only Local Post" by William R. Schultz; "Mobile Cadet Brown" by Kenneth Whittle; "Franqueado S. Buenav: Registry Stamps, Spanish America, 1836-37" by Zaven M. Seron, M.D.; "Stamps on Stamps: the Logical Topical" by Bunny Kaplan; "Glasgow's Most Famous Murder Case, and Its Most Famous Postmark" by Herman Herst, Jr.; "The German Navy in the Boxer Rebellion" by Jesse and Diane Boehret; "Organizing A State Postal History Society" by Raymond W. Ruthrauff, Sr.; "Charlottesville, Virginia: Handstamped Postal Markings 1845-1870" by Lowel S. Newman; "Confessions of a Stamp Columnist" by Jack Kiser and "Editor's Comment" by Raymond W. Ruthrauff, Sr. and Nancy Kiser.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st ed., 1st printing ; 303 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map, color plans ; 28 cm ISBN 9780060392079, 006039207X OCLC 37900285 ; LCCN 00698533 ; LC SB473 .M438 1997 Dewey 712.60973 ; red and black boards in color photographic dustjacket ; Contents: The new gardener -- The five senses -- The essential design elements -- Plants as design tools -- Plans for the whole garden ; For years Garden Design magazine has been bringing its unique vision of the garden to a smart, savvy readership through its lush, arrestingly beautiful photography and thought-provoking, informative articles. Now Garden Design captures this wisdom and style in a book that delights the senses and enriches the mind. This book of visions for the new gardener. The man or woman who -- like most of us -- longs to create a special place within the world of nature. Step-by-step, from essential design elements to offbeat flourishes, from the all-important conception of an overarching design plan (the hallmark of a successful garden, be it minimal and Japanese in style or an exuberant English countryside profusion of color and shape) to the basics of planting and cultivating, from the habits and personalities of both rare and common plants to suggestions on the best ways to make the most of limited growing space (crucial to land-deprived city dwellers). Cheryl Merser and the editors of Garden Design magazine explain the new garden: What is it, exactly? And what makes it grow? From first seed to first frost -- season after season -- The Garden Design Book takes us through the sometimes complex, sometimes blessedly simple, but always rewarding experience that is gardening. ; slight bump to title page, else FINE/FINE. Book.